| Name | Price at time of Review (£) | Rating | Comment | PPM | MAX DPI | PS | Supplier | Tel | Issue | Page | Additional comments, notes | |
| COLOUR | ||||||||||||
| Inkjet/bubblejet | ||||||||||||
| Canon BJC 210 | 259 | **** | Good value for a budget printer. | 0.25 | 360x360 | N | Canon | 0121 666 6266 | 20 | 104 | ||
| Canon BJC 210 | 229 | *** | Canon tries hard with this printer, but the cost cutting shows. | 360x360 | N | Canon | 0181 773 3173 | 22 | 78 | |||
| Canon BJC600e | 499 | **** | Compact. Best suited for the home. | 360x360 | N | Canon | 0181 773 3173 | 12 | 62 | |||
| Canon BJC600e | 499 | ***** | Highly capable and attractively priced. | 1 | 360x360 | Canon | 0181 773 3173 | 10 | 100 | recommended | ||
| Canon BJC610 | 499 | *** | Patchy graphics output and slow WPS engine. | 720x720 | N | Canon | 0181 773 3173 | 22 | 79 | |||
| Canon BJC-4000 | 399 | ***** | Impressive colour output, and fast. | Canon | 0181 773 3173 | 3 | 111 | |||||
| Canon BJC-4100 | 349 | **** | Good quality mid-range printer, with crisp bright colour output. | 720x360 black, 720x360 colour | Canon | 0121 666 6262 | 21 | 122 | ||||
| Canon BJC-4100 | 299 | *** | A reasonable choice and excellent drivers. Really needs coated paper. | 720x360 | N | Canon | 0181 773 3173 | 22 | 78 | |||
| Citizen Projet IIC | 279 | ** | Budget printer with obvious cut corners. | 3 | N | Citizen | 01753 584111 | 12 | 62 | |||
| Epson Stylus Colour II | 385 | **** | Remarkable results on coated paper. Not so good on plain paper. | 4 | Epson | 01442 611144 | 14 | 133 | ||||
| Epson Stylus Colour II | 291 | *** | An adeuqate performer, but below average print speeds. | 4 | 720x720 | N | Epson | 0800 220546 | 22 | 82 | ||
| Epson Stylus Colour IIs | 197 | ** | Surprisingly good results for a budget printer, but poor on plain paper. | 720x720 | N | Epson | 0800 220546 | 22 | 82 | |||
| Epson Stylus Pro | 525 | *** | Needs epxensive paper for best quality printing. | 3 | 720x720 | N | Epson | 01442 611144 | 12 | 63 | ||
| Epson Stylus Pro | 436 | *** | A solid mid-range printer, that can deliver fine results. | 720x720 | N | Epson | 0800 220546 | 22 | 84 | |||
| Epson Stylus Pro XL | 1,295 | *** | Only the A3 capability justifies the high price. | 720x720 | N | Epson | 0800 220546 | 22 | 84 | |||
| HP Deskjet 320 | 199 | ***** | Good little portable, not speedy but prints well. | 2 | Hewlett-Packard | 01344 369222 | 2 | 123 | recommended | |||
| HP Deskjet 340 | 234 | *** | Average colour, good text output. Infra red not ready yet. | 1 | N | Hewlett-Packard | 01344 369222 | 14 | 132 | |||
| HP Deskjet 400 | 229 | *** | Compact and capable, though reds are poor. | 0.30 | 300x300 | N | Hewlett-Packard | 0990 474747 | 20 | 102 | ||
| HP Deskjet 540 | 275 | ***** | Versatile printer producing good quality output. | 3 | 600x300 | Hewlett-Packard | 01344 369222 | 7 | 97 | recommended | ||
| HP Deskjet 600 | 289 | ***** | Amazing quality at a bargain price. | 600x600 | N | Hewlett-Packard | 01344 369222 | 12 | 63 | value | ||
| HP Deskjet 660c | 333 | ** | Moderate speed and print quality. | 600x300 | N | Hewlett-Packard | 0990 474747 | 22 | 86 | |||
| HP Deskjet 850c | 539 | ***** | Great value colour. Suit home or office. | 600x600 | N | Hewlett-Packard | 01344 369222 | 12 | 64 | Quality and distinction | ||
| HP Deskjet 850c | 539 | ***** | Superb colour and text output. | N | Hewlett-Packard | 01344 369222 | 9 | 98 | recommended | |||
| HP Deskjet 850c | 440 | **** | Excellent print speeds and reasonable graphics. Ideal for the office. | 300x300 | N | Hewlett-Packard | 0990 474747 | 22 | 86 | value | ||
| HP Deskjet 1600C | 1,150 | **** | Great value. High quality output. | Level 2 | Hewlett-Packard | 01344 369222 | 12 | 67 | ||||
| HP Deskjet 1600C | 1,150 | ***** | Top quality text and superb colour output. | 600 mono 300 colour | N option available | Hewlett-Packard | 01344 369222 | 8 | 103 | recommended | ||
| HP Deskjet 1600CN | 1,450 | **** | A heavy duty networkable machine that prints well and is fast. | 300x300 | Level 1 option | Hewlett-Packard | 0990 474747 | 22 | 88 | |||
| Integrex BetaJet C | 139 | *** | Cheap but basic driver spoils print quality. | 2 | N | Integrex | 01283 551551 | 15 | 92 | |||
| Lexmark Colour JetPrinter 1020 | 220 | *** | Excellent drivers but not suitable for mixed colour and DTP work. | 600x300 | N | Lexmark | 01628 481500 | 22 | 88 | |||
| Lexmark Colour JetPrinter 2070 | 375 | ***** | Excellent balance of price, print quality and performance. | 600x600 | N | Lexmark | 01628 481500 | 22 | 89 | value | ||
| Lexmark Colour JetPrinter 4079+ | 2,775 | *** | An impressive A3 printer, but needs coated paper for best results. | 360x360 | Level 2 | Lexmark | 01628 481500 | 22 | 89 | |||
| Lexmark WinWriter 150C | 297 | *** | Compact, but there are better printers for the price. | 3 | Lexmark | 01628 481500 | 10 | 98 | ||||
| Lexmark 4079 Plus | 2,775 | **** | A3. Extremely high specifications, but not up to its rivals. | Y | Lexmark | 01628 481500 | 13 | 115 | ||||
| MT T7040 | 275 | *** | Hard to recommend as there are cheaper, better alternatives. | 300x300 | N | Mannesmann Tally | 01734 788711 | 22 | 90 | |||
| MT T7118c | 255 | *** | Average speed and performance. | 3 | 300x300 | N | Mannesmann Tally | 01734 788711 | 22 | 90 | ||
| Okijet 300C | 299 | *** | Antique DOS installation programme that crashes in Windows. | 3 | 300x300 | N | Oki | 01753 819819 | 12 | 64 | ||
| Okijet 2010 | 340 | ** | Apalling colour output let down good compact design. | 3 | Oki | 01753 819819 | 17 | 94 | ||||
| Tektronix Phaser 140 | 995 | *** | Print speed too slow for heavy use. | 1 | 360x360 | Level 2 | Tektronix | 01628 403601 | 12 | 77 | ||
| Tektronix Phaser 140 | 1,395 | ***** | Superb colour quality, impressive speed, first class documentation. | Level 2 | Tektronix | 01628 403601 | 3 | 110 | ppm not specified | |||
| Tektronix Phaser 140 | 1,150 | *** | An inexpensive postscript printer, but poor black on standard paper. | 360x360 | Level 1 and 2 | Tektronix | 01628 403600 | 22 | 91 | |||
| Tektronix Phaser 340 | 3,995 | ***** | A professional, solid printer with outstanding colour quality and speed. | 4 | 600x300 | Level 1 and 2 | Tektronix | 01628 403600 | 22 | 91 | quality | |
| TI Micromarc Color | 299 | **** | Compact, excellent driver control, affordable. | Texax Instruments | 0181 875 0044 | 1 | 103 | |||||
| Laser | ||||||||||||
| HP Colour Laserjet | 5,850 | ***** | Fast throughput, low cost per page, good network connectivity. | 2 | Hewlett-Packard | 01344 369222 | 3 | 106 | recommended | |||
| HP Colour Laserjet 5M | 7,180 | ***** | Vibrant output quality at a competitive price. | 2 | Y | Hewlett-Packard | 0990 474747 | 19 | 115 | recommended | ||
| Lexmark Optra C | 7,599 | ***** | The best colour laser we've seen. Pricey though. | 2 | Option | Lexmark | 01628 481500 | 16 | 113 | recommended | ||
| Tektronix Phaser 540 | 6,995 | ***** | Fast, but graphics are a little dark. | 3.50 | 600x600 | Level 2 | Tektronix | 01628 403601 | 12 | 78 | ||
| Tektronix Phaser 540 | 6,995 | **** | For those with heavy colour printing needs. | 3.50 | 600x600 | Tektronix | 01628 403601 | 9 | 94 | |||
| Tektronix Phaser 550EF | 7,295 | ***** | Excellent print quality and fast monochrome print speeds. | 1200x1200 | Y | Tektronix | 01628 403600 | 22 | 132 | recommended | ||
| Xerox Xprint 4920 | 5,995 | **** | Competitively priced, good quailty output. | Y | Xerox | 0800 454197 | 14 | 134 | ||||
| Thermal Wax | ||||||||||||
| Mitsubishi G2700-10 | 645 | ***** | Superb quality colour output, compact and quick. | 2 | N | Mitsubishi | 01707 278614 | 11 | 106 | recommended | ||
| Mitsubishi G2700-10B | 645 | **** | Compact and fast. | 1 | 300x300 | N | Mitsubishi | 01707 278614 | 12 | 68 | ||
| Mitsubishi G6710-10B1 | 4,695 | *** | A3. Black printing is slow and colour reproduction is not great. | 1 | 300x300 | N | Mitsubishi | 01707 278614 | 12 | 68 | ||
| Tektronix Phaser 240 | 2,995 | **** | A fair compromise between price and performance. | 2 | 300x600 | Level 2 | Tektronix | 01628 403601 | 12 | 79 | ||
| Dye Sub | ||||||||||||
| SpectraStar DSX | 7,921 | *** | Colour accuracy not great expecially with text. | Y | Graphico | 14 | 135 | |||||
| Tektronix Phaser 440 | 6,295 | ***** | Amazing quality. | 2 | Level 2 | Tektronix | 01628 403601 | 12 | 79 | Quality | ||
| Tektronix Phaser 440 | 6,295 | ***** | Specialist product at corresponding price, but excellent quality. | Level 2 | Tektronix | 01628 403601 | 2 | 128 | ||||
| Thermal Wax/Dye Sub | ||||||||||||
| Nec SuperScript Colour 3000 | 949 | **** | A great option for a tight budget. | N | NEC | 0345 300103 | 12 | 78 | ||||
| Fargo Primera Pro | 1,649 | *** | Let down by speed and colour accuracy. | 600x300 | Level 2 | Bannerbridge | 12 | 67 | ||||
| Fargo Primera Pro | 1,649 | ***** | Capable of stunning output. | 300x300 | option | Bannerbridge | 4 | 122 | ||||
| Other | ||||||||||||
| solid inkjet | Tektronix Phaser 340 | 5,495 | ***** | Sound compromise between cost and accuracy. | 4 | 300x600 | Level 2 | Tektronix | 01628 403601 | 12 | 77 | Quality |
| Tektronix Phaser 340 | 5,495 | ***** | Speed and print quality make this a major contender. | 4 | 600x300 | Level 2 | Tektronix | 01628 403601 | 7 | 100 | recommended |